The 2006 World Cup Draw has been done, maybe the US could escape Group E:

Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, & Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, & Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, & Netherlands

Group D
Mexico, Iran, Angola, & Portugal

Group E
Italy, Ghana, United States, & Czech Republic

Group F
Brazil, Croatia, Australia, & Japan

Group G
France, Switzerland, South Korea, & Togo

Group H
Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, & Saudi Arabia